More Fire Articles

By stephen hobbs stephen.hobbs@gazette.com -

Updated: Sat, Feb 7, 2015

With record high temperatures, gusty winds and grass fires returning to the region in recent weeks, it was fitting that about 100 people turned out to Black Forest Saturday to talk about fire mitigation.
"Another fire is on it's way, it's inevitable," Cody Poole, a Black Forest...

KKTV

Updated: Sat, Feb 7, 2015

A small fire created a big scene at the Fountain Wal-Mart late Saturday morning, reported Gazette partner KKTV 11 News.
A fire started in one of the bathrooms at the 6310 Hwy. 85/87 location shortly before 11:30 a.m., forcing the entire store to evacuate while firefighters responded....

By Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazette.com -

Updated: Sat, Feb 7, 2015

When Bob Probst moved to the grassy lands of eastern El Paso County from Longmont two years ago, people told him to get a long garden hose in case some of that grass caught fire. He did, and on Friday, he was grateful for that advice. The 200- to 250-foot hose fell victim Friday to a...

By Lance Benzel lance.benzel@gazette.com -

Updated: Fri, Feb 6, 2015

Rampart Range Road officially is closed to vehicle traffic for the season.
Although the road was supposed to be shut down for a seasonal closure in early December, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Barb Timock said land managers kept it open until this month to make up for the...

BY RYAN MAYE HANDY ryanmaye.handy@gazette.com -

Updated: Thu, Feb 5, 2015

Colorado Springs is making a pitch to host a new state-funded center for fire research, a technology hub that could help propel Colorado to the forefront of revolutionizing how wildfires are fought.
The Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance plans to submit a report this week...

By jakob Rodgers jakob.rodgers@gazette.com -

Updated: Thu, Feb 5, 2015

Fountain firefighters battling a house fire early Wednesday discovered a body inside the burning home, and police said they are investigating it as a suspicious death. The person found in the house at 943 Candlestar Loop South is not believed to have died in the blaze, Fountain police...

BY RYAN MAYE HANDY ryanmaye.handy@gazette.com -

Updated: Wed, Feb 4, 2015

In the hours and days after the Black Forest fire erupted June 11, 2013, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region began the task of reuniting people with their misplaced animals - including horses, cats, dogs, cattle and even a parrot separated from their owners.
Shelter and...

By Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazette.com -

Updated: Wed, Feb 4, 2015

As unbelievable as it may be, given the large-scale destruction of the Waldo Canyon fire, wildlife has more than just bounced back. Bighorn sheep and other large game animals are thriving in the wake of the 2012 fire, say officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest...